High court issues stay of execution for Manning

Justices vote 8-1 for delay; AG offers apology to victims' families

1:59 AM,
May 8, 2013

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The Mississippi Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a stay of execution until further notice for Willie Jerome Manning, just hours before he was set to die by lethal injection at 6 p.m. at the State Penitentiary at Parchman.

The high court voted eight to one, with Justice Mike Randolph objecting.

Attorney General Jim Hood had opposed the request for a stay, saying it is just a delay tactic and that there was a "mountain of evidence" against Manning, including a confession to his cousin. On Tuesday, he apologized to the victims' families. ...